We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, gay, filthy rich, dirty poor, yo no habla Ingles. We extend a special welcome to those who are crying-newborns, skinny as a rail or could afford to lose a few pounds. We welcome you if you can sing like Andrea Bocelli or can't carry a note in a bucket. You're welcome here if you're "Just Browsing," just woke up, or just got out of jail. We don't care if you are more Catholic than the Pope, or haven't been to church since little Joey's Baptism. We extend a special welcome those who are over 60 but haven't grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome soccer moms, NASCAR dads, starving artist, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians, junk-food eaters. We welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if you are having problems or you're down in the dumps or if you don't like "organized religion," we've been there too.
If you blew your offering money at the casino, you're welcome here. We offer a special welcome to those who think the world is flat, work too hard, don't work, can't spell, or because grandma is in town and wanted to go to church. We welcome those who are inked, pierced or both. We offer a special welcome to those who could use prayer right now, had religion shoved down your throat as a kid, or got lost in traffic and wound up here by mistake. We welcome tourists, seekers and doubters, bleeding hearts....
and you.